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The Bruin’s full coverage of the LA County fires
See the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the January 2025 Los Angeles County fires here. For live updates, please visit this page.
Fire, Los Angeles, National, News
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January 12, 7:38 pm
Federal government races to provide aid in the face of Los Angeles fires
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:25 p.m. The federal government is racing to fund recovery efforts as wildfires ravage Los Angeles. Since Tuesday, fires in the region have burned over 40,000 acres of land and destroyed over 12,000 structures, leaving thousands without homes and in need of assistance. Read more...
Photo: (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, Fire, Los Angeles, News
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January 12, 6:04 pm
Westwood businesses unite to bring resources, comfort to people affected by fires
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:34 p.m. When Farinaz Pirshirazi served the customers in her restaurant Tuesday, she found some of them in their pajamas. Read more...
Photo: (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editorials, Opinion
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January 12, 2:10 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s hesitancy toward remote classes amid LA fires fails to prioritize community
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11 p.m. Fires raging across Los Angeles County have revealed UCLA’s lack of readiness and misaligned priorities, leaving students in the dark and forced to find help outside Westwood during the crisis at hand. On Tuesday, Jan. Read more...
A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, Fire, Los Angeles, News
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January 11, 9:52 pm
‘Everything is just gone’: Bruins grapple with homes lost in LA wildfires
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 9:01 p.m. After hearing from a neighbor that his family’s Altadena home had burned down, Zion Berry knew he had to see it for himself. He drove to his home of over 12 years Wednesday after his neighborhood had been destroyed by the Altadena fire, which started near Pasadena and Altadena on Tuesday and has since claimed over 14,000 acres. While driving and walking through his hometown, the first-year music performance student said he saw power lines on fire, street signs missing and chimneys with no houses left standing, including his own. Read more...
Photo: Smoke comes down a mountain as a fire burns in Pacific Palisades. Dozens of Bruin families are raising funds after losing their homes and possessions to the Los Angeles County wildfires. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Fire, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health, Westwood
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January 11, 5:04 pm
UCLA Health hospitals treat around 30 fire-related injuries amid clinic closures
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 8:58 p.m. UCLA Health hospitals have treated about 30 individuals with injuries related to ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County. Read more...
Photo: Many UCLA Health clinics have closed in California, from Pacific Palisades to Calabasas. While UCLA Health clinics have been closing, UCLA Health hospitals remain open and operational to treat individuals with wildfire-related injuries. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, Fire, Los Angeles, News
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January 11, 4:13 pm
Students show support for UCLA professor who loses home to Los Angeles fires
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:49 p.m. Students raised over $15,000 to support a chemistry senior lecturer who lost his home to the Los Angeles County wildfires. Laurence Lavelle announced in a Thursday classwide email that he lost his home, adding that the only clothes he owns are the ones he wore to work the previous day. Read more...
Photo: A GoFundMe page set up for senior chemistry lecturer Laurence Lavelle is pictured. The page raised over $15,000, but the professor declined the donations and asked for them to be returned to the donors. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)